The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-12
The fREEDMAN'S SAYINGS
AND TRUST COMPANY DEPOSIT.
TORS TO BE REIMBURSED.
Petitions From fennesseans-
McMinnVille Railroad Bill
The Commerce Bill,
ESPECIAL TO THK APPEAL.J

Company, for internal revenue ,xts,
aud 10 refund the amount OF said taxes
erroneously assessed and collected,
was today in the Senate referred to
the Committee on Claims, the Finance
Committee being discharged from it.
further considera ion.
An effort is being m ade to induce
Congress to reimburse the depositors
OF the
FREEDMAN's SAVINGS AND TRUST c3M.
PANY.
Tor losses incurred by the failure of
thst institution. Today Senator Sher-
man introduced bill prepared by
Robert Smails, of Georgia, su horiz ng
the cOmmi ssioner haviGg the affairs Of
the company in charge to pay 10 the
depositors sum OF money equal TO
tbe verified balances due them from
the company at the time of its fsilure,
less the sm1unt Of dividends which
have or may be declat ed from the as
sets. and aupropriatirg for this pur-
pose $l,2O0,C0 All claims not in
within two years are to be forever
barred.
THE PETITION OF PLEASANT d POWERS,
Of Dresden, Tenn, to remove the
charge OF deseItion from his record
WIS today reported adve se y from The
senate Committee ON Military AT
fairs.
Representative Cald we'll presented
the pc ition Of Eunice, widow of An.
derson w. Tuner, OF Kingston
Springs, Cnea ham count y, for pension
since the death OF her husband from
irjulies cont a ,ted in the M xican
wrr.
Representative Houk introduced
the petitions OF NJ. Nj. Floyd, Post No.
10, and OF
A LARGE MEMBER OF FEDERAL
in Hamblin county, urging the con
sideration of the claims of Patrick
Geraahty and Joseph Jones, re-
SPIT lively.
Senator Hoar is preparing the pa.
pers for q thorough investigation Of
the
THR RRsIGNATIoN OF A UNITED STATES
in the middle OF his term is an un-
usual event. There have not been half
a dtzln such reslgnatons in q uusrter
OF a century. Our o lsy enough, IL the
rumors OF the approaching resignation
OF Senator Brown, OF Georgia, prove
true, that State will have furnished
the last two designations on record, for
Gen. Gordon, the recently elected
Governor OF Georgia, was the last SEN
ator to resign, Mr.. Brown has over
four years of his term yet to serve, hut
as he himself admits, he is growing
old and can we'll afford to let younger
man etep in and take the Senatorial
m sntle. Senators.
INGALLS, AND BROWN HAVE BEEN AT
LoGGERHRADs
for over three years, and until a sNort
time ago they would not spssk to one
another The cause of this was, orig
inslly, the pscultr appearance OF The
Georgian, which st uck the witty
Kansas Senator as peculiarly funny
and gave him an opportunity for some
cutting remarks OF a personal nature.
Mr.. Browns demsanor would lead a
stranger TO believe that he was the
embodiment OF meeknes5 and hu,
mility. Ha wears patriar chal beard
Of dingy white, which falls Almost to
h waistband. A large pair of gold
Iimmed snectaclss OF antique date
usually cit upon his nose, and his
general appearances is that of
THE IDEAL MORMON ELDER.
His voice has an unpleasant nasal
twsng, and when he speaks 1t sounds |
ss II he was Just delivering a prayer
an lusion considerably assisted by
the fact that he always 5ss!s his eyes
on the ground and folds his hands la
front OF him when talking. This Pc
culiar and original ensemble did not
escape Senator Iugalls, and when the
ocoa ion came-some three years ago
II that gentleman, without mentioning
any names, drew a picture OF "the
Uriah Heep Of the Senate" "the
Pecksnif continually washing hi,
hands with invisible eoap in invisible
water" and "the turncoat who hsd
cen on every eide OF every political
question aud member OF every poll
ical party that ever existed during
lis lifetime" The points all told and
he winged darts OF
THE KANSAS sENAT RS IRONY
truck home and ranklei in the bretst
4 the cold and impressive Georgian,
rho, equally as well as the other
nembers of the Senate, was keenly
ware OF the appropriateness Of the
description. He wrote Gu. a speech
n reply, but the off.hand wit OF Ia.
a Is was too much for any studied l
hrases Of rhetoric and Mr.. Brown
anne of second best. Another of In.
alls's pleasant metaphors with re-
ard to Joe Brown, when the latter
'as reading a speech, was to the ei- l
ct that the spectacle reminded l
i'm OF
osEs CORRECTING THE PROOF SHEETS
the Pentateuch. But the honorable
oe did not always come off second !
est. Some years ago controversy
'ose between him aud the late Bob (;
combs, growing out OF the position '
ken by Senator Brown on the policy I
reconstr uction. I
Gen. Toombs arraigned Sen stor :
rown severely in the columns of a
cal paper. Mr.. Blown retorted with !
, much spirit that Toombs was not :
My greatly surprised, but very indiS- :
ant as well. h wrote another card q
ext day saying how helpless hs was q
a controversy lwithla psalm singing h
aptist who, ii he were called to &C. :
'unt for his utte,ances, would run TO \
IS church and hide behind the door. y
lien Mr.. Brown read this he pro- !,
eded straight to tue residence Of his /,
mister, At his request the reverend 4
nllemen gave him !,
CERTIFICATE OF WITHDRAWAL FROM II
THE CHURCH. n
r. Brown placed this In the hands =
a friend, with instructions to de. d
Ter it to Gsn. Taombs and to say q
at he Brown was waiting to hear r
)m him. But Toombs was unwill-
z to fight, and TINS the mat or -,
ded. After that Mr.. Brown re- = =
ived no mora challenges direct or ~
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